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A question

Hi Sir ,
i am bouchra from Algeria and i need your help . I have a problem with the letter / p/ and /b/ but i didn't discover this problem till i moved to university . In speaking i have no problem but when i want to spell a word for my teachers , i found that when i say /p/ they told me you mean /b/ at that moment i recognized that i really have a problem please i need your help quickly . thank you sir .

Re: A question

Many consonants come in pairs, voiced and unvoiced. In the voiced version you are vibrating your vocal cords, i.e. using your voice, while in the unvoiced version your vocal cords are silent. Otherwise the mechanisms of producing the sound are identical. Here are some examples.

Unvoiced: p as in pat, voiced: b as in bat.
Unvoiced: t as in ten, voiced: d as in den.
Unvoiced: s as in sit, voiced:z as in zit.
Unvoiced: f as in fat, voiced v as in vat.

I am not sure if the following is correct or not, but it may be helpful:

Re: A question

Originally Posted by bouchrajiji

Hi Sir(inappropriate - many users are female)

I am Bouchra from Algeria and I need your help. I have a problem with the letters /p/ and /b/ but I didn't discover this problem till I moved to university.InWhen speaking I have no problem but when I want to spell a word for my teachers,Ifoundfind that when I say /p/ they toldtell me you mean /b/.at that momentNow Irecognizedrealise that I really have a problem.Please,I need your help.quickly.Thank you.sir .

your sincerly
bouchrajiji .Unnecessary

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